And some of the capacities that we have, the methods that we use need to be protected and not compromised.

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During a televised debate, he took a jab at Sanford, saying "a compromised candidate is not what we need" in the race against Colbert Busch.

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"The need to get to the bottom of what happened -- and whether national security was compromised by inadvertence, by recklessness, by maliciousness -- is extremely important, " Fitzgerald said.

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